Native Title

Penny is the Greens spokesperson for the Native Title portfolio.

Penny's Blog - Native Title Success in the Gawler Ranges

Yesterday the Federal Court granted traditional owners native title rights over about 35,000 square kilometres of pastoral lands and national parks in the Gawler Ranges on upper Eyre Peninsula.

This eighth South Australian native title determination is one of the most comprehensive in the state to date.

The fact that the traditional Aboriginal owners now have the right to hunt, fish and camp and have a say in the management of this spectacularly beautiful part of South Australia is a great outcome – their connection to this land goes back many thousands of years.

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Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 12:57

Native Title System is Failing Claimants

Greens spokesperson for Native Title, Senator Penny Wright, has congratulated the Eringa and Wangkangurru-Yarluyandi people on the recognition of their native title rights but said native title claims generally took too long to settle.

“One of the three applications in this agreement was lodged 15 years ago. This highlights the many hurdles claimants have to overcome when lodging a native title claim,” Senator Wright said.

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Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 11:32

Native Title Wins Few and Far Between

The resolution of a major native title claim originally lodged 18 years ago shows that native title reform is urgently needed in Australia, Greens spokesperson for Native Title, Senator Penny Wright, said.

The Kalkadoon people of the Mt Isa region won recognition of their native title rights over almost 40,000 square kilometres of land in the Federal Court on Monday.

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Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 12:33

Greens Welcome Murray River Native Title Decision

Greens spokesperson for Native Title, Senator Penny Wright, has welcomed today's Federal Court decision to grant the First Peoples of the River Murray and Mallee Region native title along part of the South Australian Murray River.

"This significant decision recognises the age-old cultural and spiritual connection between Aboriginal people and one of Australia's most iconic landmark, the Murray River in South Australia," Senator Wright said.

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Posted on Friday, November 18, 2011 - 20:49

Senator Wright's First Speech - August 17, 2011

Transcript after the break

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Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 17:49
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